Man vs. Wild facing allegations of being "fake"

[Demon-Xanth]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6911748.stm

Channel 4 said in a statement that Born Survivor was "not an observational documentary series, but a 'how-to' guide to basic survival techniques in extreme environments".

"The programme explicitly does not claim that presenter Bear Grylls' experience is one of unaided solo survival.

 

[Chronoshock]

I think most people figured this, doesn't mean the show is any less entertaining though.

 

[j00fek]

this isnt about man vs wild i take it

 

[dainthomas]

Inconceivable!

Next they're going to say American Idol and TRL are fake too! :shocked:

 

[Safeway]

Yea, it is definitely not real. He jumped into water with full gear on, for no reason, and then had to sleep in a pit surrounded by fire to stay warm and to dry his clothes. A real survivalist wouldn't have jumped in the damn water.

 

[KB]

He still eats nasty stuff. I don't think they fake that.

 

[CKent]

Originally posted by: Chronoshock
I think most people figured this, doesn't mean the show is any less entertaining though.

Pretty much, yeah. It would be extremely boring to watch him plod through the jungle for an hour, I'd much rather watch him prove he's utterly insane by jumping down mountains and such :thumbsup:

Although I do prefer Survivorman, looking forward to the new season

 

[tasmanian]

Originally posted by: Safeway
Yea, it is definitely not real. He jumped into water with full gear on, for no reason, and then had to sleep in a pit surrounded by fire to stay warm and to dry his clothes. A real survivalist wouldn't have jumped in the damn water.

What? Doesnt water make you warmer and increase your chances to survive?

 

[KB]

Also Survivorman is more hardcore. Les Stroud does the camera work himself.

 

[LS20]

2 basic ingredients of survival: water and fire

he starts every episode with a canteen and a flint

les stroud (survivorman) does it with a harmonica and a pocket knife ;cool;

 

[Safeway]

Originally posted by: tasmanian

Originally posted by: Safeway
Yea, it is definitely not real. He jumped into water with full gear on, for no reason, and then had to sleep in a pit surrounded by fire to stay warm and to dry his clothes. A real survivalist wouldn't have jumped in the damn water.

What? Doesnt water make you warmer and increase your chances to survive?

:|

 

[aircooled]

He drank his own pee. I'm sure I would fake that and get some water from the camera man.

 

[NuclearNed]

It is an informational show designed for entertainment. I doubt seriously that anyone is watching this show taking notes in preparation for a trip into the wild. Do you suppose that people watch Discovery Health to learn how to perform surgery?

 

[PottedMeat]

Originally posted by: KB
He still eats nasty stuff. I don't think they fake that.

Yeah drinking turtles' blood and squeezing 'water' from fresh elephant dung is pretty nasty. Not to mention the still warm urine drinking.

Man Vs. Wild is decent entertainment. I wonder how he would do without the flint and canteen though.

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Originally posted by: NuclearNed
It is an informational show designed for entertainment. I doubt seriously that anyone is watching this show taking notes in preparation for a trip into the wild. Do you suppose that people watch Discovery Health to learn how to perform surgery?

*hides the scalpel and folding table*

...uhhh...

 

[Mucho]

Originally posted by: Chronoshock
I think most people figured this, doesn't mean the show is any less entertaining though.

You must be a WWE, fan for sure.

 

[StartingLine]

yeah idk he jumped in that hole in the frozen water that one time. I always assumed pending an emergency he would be saved. I also assumed that he does most of the stuff on his own with a camera crew following him. Not sure what agreements they have i.e no talking to him etc.

 

[Uppsala9496]

Originally posted by: aircooled
He drank his own pee. I'm sure I would fake that and get some water from the camera man.

Squeezing the elephant dung to get the moisture out over his open mouth was far worse.

 

[LS20]

Originally posted by: PottedMeat

Originally posted by: KB
He still eats nasty stuff. I don't think they fake that.

Yeah drinking turtles' blood and squeezing 'water' from fresh elephant dung is pretty nasty. Not to mention the still warm urine drinking.

Man Vs. Wild is decent entertainment. I wonder how he would do without the flint and canteen though.

though survivorman is more authentic, its entertaining watching him bite into a live snake; throw a log at a bunny to kill it; skin a deer; break a rabbit's neck; judo'chopping said rabbit, etc

 

[Demon-Xanth]

Originally posted by: StartingLine
yeah idk he jumped in that hole in the frozen water that one time. I always assumed pending an emergency he would be saved. I also assumed that he does most of the stuff on his own with a camera crew following him. Not sure what agreements they have i.e no talking to him etc.

According to the article, he stayed in a motel. Like the Pines Resort

 

[PottedMeat]

Originally posted by: NuclearNed
Do you suppose that people watch Discovery Health to learn how to perform surgery?

Dr. Nick Riviera?

Seriously though, I bet theres at least one surgeon that does that. Hopefully its a surgeon.

 

[alchemize]

Survivorman is better. That's the real deal, no camera crew but himself. Unfortunately the video isn't as good, but understandably...

 

[txrandom]

It's still entertaining and teaches you a little that may come in handy one day.

 

[StartingLine]

i do think the flint is kinda bullcrap, who the hell carries a flint around all the time.

 

[OutHouse]

i am always suprised that they show him dispatching animals. like when he ate that frog then found a turtle and jabbed a knife in its head. i dont think i have ever seen any program (besides a hunting show) do that. hell even some hunting shows dont show the shot. but when he ate that frog my kids went running out of the room screaming. :evil: